Let Income Tax Increase Expire

In a lame duck session in 2011, the Democrat-controlled legislature imposed a 67% income tax increase on every working person in the state of Illinois. They promised it was temporary and set it to rollback on January 1, 2015. Now they want to make that tax increase permanent.

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Let this tax increase expire as was the initial intention when it went into affect. Cut the spending, we don’t have a bottomless bucket to dip from.

Charles Willard signed
2014-05-25 16:25:44 -0500

Terry Rowlan signed
2014-05-25 13:41:08 -0500

roger suda signed
2014-05-25 09:08:08 -0500

stop this taxation !

Courtney Chandler signed
2014-05-25 08:41:30 -0500

Sandra Grubb signed
2014-05-25 07:40:19 -0500

Stephen Crisp signed
2014-05-24 20:20:22 -0500

Sheri Klaich signed
2014-05-24 20:18:28 -0500

Anonymous signed
2014-05-24 17:55:30 -0500

It’s not surprising that they don’t keep their word at the state government level regarding the “temporary” tax increase. They are just living up their reputation as corrupt and untrustworthy. Illinois is known for that. Have lived here 30 years and our state government still disgusts me. A major change in the controlling party is what’s needed. Taxes are like drugs to a junkie. Politicians can never get enough. Time for some serious detox.

Thomas Creasbaum signed
2014-05-24 16:59:18 -0500

Temporary means Temporary…

Spend it, like you would your Own…

Politicians should be held Personally, and FISCALLYRESPONSIBLE for spending overruns in budgets !!

Anonymous signed
2014-05-24 16:30:49 -0500

Sharon Youmans signed
2014-05-24 16:27:25 -0500

Anonymous signed
2014-05-24 16:24:40 -0500

Richard Conklin signed
2014-05-24 16:07:53 -0500

Nevada has no income tax, an inhospitable climate and yet 100’s of millions of dollars are flowing in as investment. Maybe we don’t need higher taxes but at minimum a freeze on our prior rate to attract business investment and larger tax base. What we are doing now isn’t working. It’s has just become an excuse to spend more vs. drawing down our debt.

Eva Douglass signed
via Jann Fisher2014-05-24 13:08:48 -0500

Susan Pflederer signed
2014-05-24 12:59:53 -0500

We cannot afford to have the politicians in Springfield run this state into the ground. Some people can’t leave the state (as many are doing) and there needs to be some sanity restored. Set a budget based on what you have to spend-like individuals must do- not on what you want or special interests want you to spend!

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